The Altered Xperience Project (AXP): Quantitative and Qualitative Data from a Citizen Science Initiative on the Subjective Experience of Altered States of Consciousness
June 4, 2023 Timo Torsten Schmidt, Cyril Costines, Enzo Tagliazucchi et al. 2 citations preprint
The Altered Xperience Project (AXP) is an open citizen science initiative that systematically collects data on subjective experiences from consciousness-manipulating techniques, including psychoactive substances and non-pharmacological methods. A proof-of-principle dataset (v1.0) includes data collected through May 2022, with most gathered between October 3 and 13, 2022. The dataset covers low, medium, and high doses of alcohol, cannabis, NMDA, and psilocybin. Participants were recruited internationally via social media by the citizen science group El gato y la Caja, and participation was incentivized with an infographic comparing individual data to others. The data is publicly available on the Open Science Framework.